Country information

The human development index (HDI) is a composite index that measures the average achievements in
a country in three basic dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, as measured by
life expectancy at birth; knowledge, as measured by the adult literacy rate and the combined gross
enrolment ratio for primary, secondary and tertiary schools; and a decent standard of living, as
measured by GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) US dollars.

BC

Basel Convention on hazardous waste (UNEP).

SC

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Law

Law or set of laws at national level that address HCWM issues.

Policy

Official document that states the goals to be achieved.

Strat.

Official document that lists the steps that must be taken to achieve the objectives contained in
the Policy document.

NAP

National Action Plan: document that can be seen as a time-driven scheme defining who does what,
when, how and at what cost.